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861  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Will you gamble till old age or not on: November 02, 2023, 09:14:05 AM
It is more difficult to cure gambling when we are older because we don't want to do anything else. Even when we are young, we don't want to do anything if we often gamble, especially when we are old. But I think if we gambled a lot from a young age, we might have spent a lot of money and could probably spend everything we had to gamble. Therefore, it is best that from now on, we can reduce our gambling activities and focus more on supervising our children and accompanying their lives so that they can develop better than us. By guiding our children from now on, they will also guide their children, meaning our grandchildren, not to spend money on gambling and, if possible, stay away from gambling.
The best thing would be to work hard when you are in your prime so that you can have a lot of wealth for when you retire, and once that time comes, if you make it alive and healthy, you can just sit back and enjoy life, and gambling should be a part of it. You can have your own house, your car, and everything else that you need in your life and have enough money to gamble whenever you want, not to earn money, but just to get entertained and have some fun since you don't have anything else to do and it's all your choice for how you want to spend your time.

People who focus on such things early in their lives might miss the actual fun, though I don't mean that someone shouldn't have fun when they can but many people go wrong with things such as gambling, they take it too seriously and start thinking that they can make a fortune from it and that makes them lose whatever they have instead of getting a fortune out of it.
862  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Best Practices for Staying Safe When Gambling on: November 02, 2023, 08:24:30 AM
the only thing that may add the edge is the knowledge that you have about the game you choose to play.
If that statement is directed toward gambling games then it's wrong because you don't get any edge over the house for any game that you play just because of the knowledge you have about it, that's now how gambling games work. I know there are a few games that might require your knowledge such as poker or blackjack, but even in those games, you need luck to be able to get good cards that you can use with your experience to win the games, but knowledge alone wouldn't make you win.

That statement can be correct about sports betting because it's the only part of gambling where your knowledge and experience are the most important things since you will need to have experience and knowledge about a sport and the teams involved to be able to make good predictions and get an edge over the sportsbook. Luck does play its role in sports betting as well but it's not completely dependent on that.
863  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is this how it start? (No or yes?) on: November 02, 2023, 06:44:30 AM
If you weren't comfortable sitting, then why not try to lay down? But I think what you really mean is you are not yet contented on watching TV. Well that was true sometimes because there are commercials in between, and then the shows in it are most of the times in repeat only. This is why I don't watch TV anymore.

I am sorry for me to say this but your suspicions could be right, that you are going on that path you are being afraid of. Good thing that you realized it early. I hope you already know if what you can do to return on the right path again. That's it, just forget your losses that time, and try to return on your comfort bets. Also accept if you lose, so that you won't ever plan on avenging it.
864  Economy / Gambling / Re: 🚀-Sportsbet.io-🚀 Official Partner of Newcastle United Football Club on: November 01, 2023, 08:12:59 PM
Messi probably got his very last one, betting on him was an easy bet to be fair, I am sorry to say I did it somewhere else this time, but it was an easy bet. Maradona played very well for his time but I really dislike it when people talk about how those players would be so awesome to watch today, I am sorry but those players wouldn't even be average players today.

Pele, Maradona, and anyone you can think of from that much past, wouldn't have the physical abilities to cover todays game, they looked fast for their time because other players were slower, they were faster than the players they played against, and more talented too, but in 2023? They wouldn't be nearly fit enough to be in a team. They would still be in some club at big five leagues, but not a superstar like they were back in those days.
865  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have you ever been a gambling addict? on: November 01, 2023, 05:22:23 PM
Well, I was addicted to gambling when I first started gambling. I remember there was a website, I think it was a PTC website which had a unique layout and a different approach than normal PTC websites where you watch an ad and get a small amount in your account. On that website, users used to collect RP points which then used to be converted to paid ads and then you would get paid based on the ads you are watching as every ad used to have a different worth, and you would get ads based on much RP points you have in your account.

The website also had gambling games. What I used to do was to accumulate RP points and then gamble with them. I was so into that thing, I used to win sometimes and then use the martingale strategy if I was losing and eventually lost all the points and didn't receive paid ads but I would still not stop. It was later that I decided to stop doing that and focus on what I was there to do.

Also, to get more RP points, we used to buy ad packs that would provide about 2k points for every $2.
866  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Online Casino Promotions Poll on: November 01, 2023, 03:19:30 PM
I would like to gather your opinions and preferences regarding online casino promotions.
Gamblers barely like bonuses and offers that ask them to either make deposits or complete very high wagering requirements like 30x or even more in some platforms and bonuses that don't require any requirements or anything and are free for them to win any amount and then are able to withdraw it if it is above the minimum withdrawal limit are probably the favorites of the gamblers including me because they come with no obligations and requirements.

So, based on the statement above, I would say that cashback rewards are probably my favorite since when I wager a lot of money and lose most of it, I will at least get a percentage of that through cashback rewards and who knows, I might be able to win something back with that amount if my luck works out.
867  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: benefits of having mature accounts at 3 casinos (personal experience) on: November 01, 2023, 09:34:40 AM
every gambling sites knew which players need to be treat better than other players with the same rank.
They obviously do, the casino management keep an eye on every single player and their activities from what games they play and how much money they bet on them and every other thing that they do on the platform, so they obviously know what each player deserves as a reward when it comes to bonuses and rewards, and I believe VIP gamblers get extra attention in this matter because they are generally high rollers and there must be a dedicated team to keep an eye on the VIP players and their activities.

So, gamblers with VIP ranks might also receive different rewards and bonuses even if they are in the same rank based on the amount of money they wager in a specific period of time and which games they play. I think gamblers that wager on original games receive better rewards than those who play slots from other game providers.
868  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Does lottery rewards expire? on: November 01, 2023, 08:22:59 AM
even if you don't read it, you still have to comply to their rules which sucks but those are the rules, can't do anything about that.
Why does that suck? It's how it should be, and it's not their fault if we ignore the terms and conditions and enter the contest without knowing the rules. Our money is at risk, so it's also our responsibility to read and understand everything before we put our money at risk even if it's a small amount. So, a person who either wants to gamble on a platform or participate in a lottery must read their terms and conditions before they get involved financially just to avoid facing problems in the future.

When it comes to claiming the reward on time, that can also depend on the platform and its rules, and it again becomes important for a person to read the terms and conditions before participating in the lottery just to be aware of the window that they will have to claim the rewards before they expire so that they don't miss it.
869  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can loneliness make one addicted to gambling on: November 01, 2023, 05:16:22 AM
If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?
It basically depends on your personal interests and what you stumble upon when you are sad and stressed out and looking for a way to kill time and prevent yourself from drowning in depression that might be more harmful. So, someone who might had some interest in gambling in the past and has become lonely just recently might turn back to it.

How would you judge someone who says they don't gamble because it's fun, is that a sign of a gambling addiction?
Well, a lot of people don't gamble just because they find it fun, some might do it because of loneliness and depression and others might be doing it for earning money.

If you are making $600 a day, that's $20000 in a month, and because you are only you start having interest to gamble, what do you think this is?
It's either addiction or reckless behavior just because one has a lot of money and they can afford to lose that much in a month. Whatever the reason is, it shouldn't be done.

Later he open up to have been using $500 for gambling per day, he said all these started when his wife left him, that he isn't into gambling at all, but I can't ask why his wife left him in the first place, but does loneliness make people become addicted to gambling or it's something else.
He needs help, obviously. He is going into depression and he is definitely looking for ways that can save him from that and he is trying to do that with gambling. If he is a close one, try to help them out, spend some time with them, and try to cheer them up, also try and get them to do some other activity instead of gambling and wasting that much money. Video games can be a good way to convert your mind from such things.
870  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 31, 2023, 06:33:24 PM
Newcsstle considerably strong but arsenal is also a bit better than newcastle at this moment. I would not deny the fact that if newcastle was always become a problem for arsenal in any season.
eddie howe will use the match against arsenal as a way to reevaluate his club. Newcastle was always struggling to beat the strong club in the non EPL league but the club is trying even harder to rebuild the team to be even better and better. Sometimes eddie was also making blunders that lead this club into the problems. I would llike to bet on the btts instead of picking arsenal to win this game easily.
newcastle was not as strong as last season but we do have to know if new castle played much more solid compared with the last season. Newcastle can comeback stronger in the UCL as well.
Im waiting for newcastle to give something new in the EPL and UCL. This team is always become black horse.
Newcastle United is having good track record but sadly in this season their performance is surely not as expected which is problem and relatively on other hand Arsenal is having impressive attack and their defense is also at his best which is giving them good time for having better results in this season Eddie Howe is surely feeling pressure due to Champions League even they are doing good against all odds but still they are not having experience which is hurting them and their last lost against Dortmund is surely worst for their chances to go through into next round.

Arsenal can steal full three points and if this happens then most chances Newcastle United will be having decline in performance and league ranking as well because right now they are at sixth with few teams are looking to overtake them and have better spot, hopefully they will give their best against Arsenal for having good chance for staying at better spot.
871  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Not a casual fan but want to participate in sportsbetting on: October 31, 2023, 05:09:10 PM
As a fan like you, you probably done some researching before about the game or how it is being played, down to the teams that are playing it, etc.. . So, I think it's okay if you won't do a follow-up research anymore because the performance of the teams must still be accurate.

But, if you notice that you mostly lose and you want to win badly, that might be the time to up your game a little or make things more serious now. It's so easy to participate on one. I see that you already carry a sports betting company on your signature. You can start on it for a while since Sportsbet.io was also trusted. Odd's plays a role in betting but what you have said is right. They aren't enough.
872  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: October 31, 2023, 04:20:14 PM
I personally don't agree with AS Roma being included in the Europa League title candidates this season because for me, if the competing teams are Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen. Then I think, it is clear that AS Roma do not have the same quality as Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen at this moment . Also, although this seems like an early assessment but ya, at least we have realized that teams like Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen have a good chance of becoming title candidates this season. Therefore, there is certainly nothing wrong because after all, the reality is that Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen currently have a great trend as well in all competitions.
Roma were finalists last season, so they cannot be underestimated. Indeed, at the start of this season, Roma's performance was a little inconsistent, but there is better progress in this team every week, making it possible for them to be able to compete fiercely in the race for the Europa League title. they did last season.
In terms of team quality, I also think that Roma is not stronger compared to Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen, but we will never know how the team will develop or decline in the course of this season, this season is still very long and it is possible for the team to be better or vice versa.
Domestic performance never been having any impact on UEFA performance right now I have strong feeling for the AS Roma because they are doing impressive in Europa Cup and have fair chance for the having spot into top four as well in three games they concede only one goal and score eight which is giving all details how strong they are in this cup and have good chance for staying for top ranks as well.

Currently we have three teams which are having 100% performance in early games and no doubt AS Roma is weakest from other two teams, but things could be taken right turn after we have teams from Champions League into this event because this could be also important and situation can take good change for any team.
873  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: October 31, 2023, 02:32:01 PM
The condition of the Ajax team is very chaotic, really chaotic. Their performance was truly poor in all competitions and it would not be surprising if they ultimately failed to progress to the next round of the Europa League. I didn't fully realize that Ajax was bottom of the Eredivisie League standings this season, but once I realized it, I really believed they would just fail miserably in the Europa League.

It's hard to explain what a team like Ajax is going through, I think everyone would be surprised by them. Ajax have only collected 5 points from 8 league matches so far, of course this has left them slumped at the bottom of the standings even though they have 2 games in hand compared to several other teams. As the team that most dominates the Eredevisie, it would not be right to underestimate their ability to recover before the end of the season. They just need improvement and good self-confidence, but many changes also need to be improved.
Currently Ajax is one of the worst team in Eredivisie with at the bottom and two matches in hand same happening in Europa League because after three matches they are at the bottom even still have chance for the second spot or Conference League, but they are really chaotic which is not suitable for the team like Ajax.

Even nothing is clear what's happening to them, but currently they are not alone with we have few other teams in UEFA which are suffering like them and having the worst start of the season with not able to improve their performance and rank as well.

Hopefully management will try to settle problems which are preventing them from having better results and improving their performance which is important because if they are not able to do things for improvement then surely after January things can go from bad to worse for them.
874  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: do anyone have done this? with gambling platforms on: October 31, 2023, 01:21:39 PM
My question was about casinos that runs doing fishy things like after someone wins big from their casinos they would not easily allow the winner to withdraw that winning amount.
They ask for whole lot of documents which are very difficult to arrange for one person, like I made an account on a site and they asked for my passport, to refund my not arrived deposit.
So how will I send them my passport copy when I don't even have a passport. so make account on trusted casinos and play on less casinos, Do KYC after making an account so it will be easier to deposit and withdraw regualrly.
The very first step for a gambler before joining a platform should be to make sure that it is trusted so that they can do KYC verification without worrying about it not getting approved or accepted for any reason. If the platform is trusted, there would be no issues in verifying your account with any document they ask you for no matter how big or small your withdrawal is, however, they ask for more verification for much larger amounts like funds proof, etc.

Applying for KYC verification at the beginning of your gambling career with a platform has it's advantages and disadvantages. One of the advantages of doing that is that you won't need to worry about it later on, and the main disadvantage is that you might not win anything significant and you will just give them your private information and documents.
875  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Not keeping records makes me a bad gambler? on: October 31, 2023, 08:09:02 AM
Keeping records of your wins and losses will only bring depression to you especially the ones you lost, I won't advise you to start keeping records of your gambling history. Is best you gamble and forget everything about it or better still be thinking about the winning you had in the past to make you feel less depressed but outside from that, is a no no to keep records of your loss and win.
I actually agree with that. I believe that a person tends to become sad only when they remember something tragic that happened in their life, but if they don't remember it and there is nothing around them that reminds them of that, they won't get sad. The same thing applies to gambling, if you keep a record only to see how much money you have lost at the end of the year, you will surely feel very bad since the amount will obviously be significant.

A person who might have lost a large amount of money within a specific period of time will surely feel very bad about that once they check the records. After checking the records, all of a sudden, they will start thinking about the things they could do with that money if they hadn't lost it in gambling.
876  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: October 30, 2023, 08:26:10 PM
After Ousmane Dembele was permanently sold to Paris Saint Germaine in the summer, I was very surprised to see Barcelona allow Ansu Fati to join Brighton and Hove Albion on loan even when they don't have too much number of strikers.
Ferran Torres hasn't impressed since the start of the season and it's really affecting Barcelona's performance in their matches. Robert Lewandowski who was injured is currently back to action and hopefully, his return will improve the club's performance in their next upcoming matches.
There is no doubt about this all with sell of Ousmane Dembélé and sending Ansu Fati on loan are strange decisions, and now they are facing consequences as well because Ferran Torres is not able to perform as they required from him and their attack is having no performance which is needed at this level in La Liga which bring them down in El Clásico, and now they are having fourth spot with difference of points can increase if they are not able to have improvement into their performance.

Robert Lewandowski is also coming from injury with hopefully this will increase their performance in coming match against Real Sociedad because this is important game and without full three points they can suffer another below which is not good for them.
877  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: October 30, 2023, 06:42:55 PM
Zimbabwe vs Namibia 5th match, Namibia batting first innings, and they lost 5 wickets in 16 overs. Namibia has been in good form in the last four matches and Zimbabwe has been in good form in the last two matches, both the teams have performed well in the last 4 matches. After playing the last 4 matches your two teams are in good position so the team who can win today's match will win the series. As both the teams seem to be strong enough, it is very difficult to predict today.
Namibia beat Zimbabwe by eight runs to win the five-match T20I series 3-2. Their 2nd consecutive series win against Zimbabwe. After deciding to bowl first Zimbabwe got Namibia all out for just 101. In reply Zimbabwe fail to chase 102. Zimbabwe bowled out for just 93. Namibia win by 8 runs. Namibia bowling performance was outstanding especially Bernard Scholtz who picked 3 Crusial wickets by giving 11 runs and all out Zimbabwe in 93 runs. The Player of the Match is JJ Smit for hus all round batting and bowling performance picked up 3 important wicktes by giving only 14 runs in 4 overs and scored 29 runs in 28 balls and win match for his team. Player of the Series is Sikandar Raza for hus outstanding batting performance.
Today we have one of the best final game between Namibia and Zimbabwe with home team able to win this game by 8 runs even having very low target to defend but their bowlers done impressive job and take few early wickets which allow them to have big won against team like Zimbabwe while I was watching this game I have good entertainment with perfect bowling and confidence level of Namibian team which is now having good experience in International cricket and with this now they can do good performance against teams like Zimbabwe and few others which are struggling.

In 19th overs things were going into both way but suddenly fall of wickets bring Namibia back into match and Zimbabwe were not able to chase this target Sikandar Raza was big failure in this game which hurt Zimbabwean team they need to improve their quality for having better results.
878  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can somebody make a successful career in gambling on: October 30, 2023, 04:38:26 PM
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Hello , I believe you're correct in some aspects and incorrect in others. I'll explain why, Gambling involves risk and there's no guarantee of a 100% chance of winning.But ,there is a chance to make money and improve your life or your project To do ;so you need to dedicate a significant amount of time to learn it thoroughly.
Well, the chance to make money as a gambler is very slim. The most probable outcome though is that the gambler will lose all their money.

It doesn't matter if the gambler is very skilled and they know absolutely every aspect of the game. It's probabilities after all.
Skills don't work in games, it's only luck that matters, and that is the reason why a career can only be made through sports betting, that too if the person possesses extensive knowledge and experience about the game or sport that they bet on, they will need to know the rules of the game, the teams that are involved, the players in each team, how strong or weak the game of each team and player is, and a lot of other factors that needs to be covered by the bettor within their knowledge.

And even after all that knowledge and experience, a bettor might still have to face defeats and losses sometimes because luck sometimes plays its role in sports betting as well, but if we look at the long-term outcome of sports betting, an experienced bettor can outrun their losses with their wins and manage to earn some money if they do it seriously.
879  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Navigating the World of Online Gambling on: October 30, 2023, 03:49:12 PM
it is wrong to blame other people for gambling. for yourself, not for other people, so whatever you play, you face your own risk.
People who blame others for their own mistakes are difficult to understand. I mean, who with the right mindset and enough sense would say that the money that I've lost wasn't because of me but someone else who might have referred me to the casino or might have influenced me to gamble? You are not a child that someone will influence you to do anything and it's your own responsibility to know what is good and what is bad for you and that you shouldn't follow someone's advice or suggestion and do something that will create problems for you.

I really find it annoying when some people see me doing something or even ask me for advice and when I tell them something and if they follow that, they blame me if something goes wrong. I mean, what the hell? Did I come to you and ask you to do that? You are the one who asked for a suggestion and I gave you that, it was your choice to follow it or not.
880  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Solves This - Money and Banking on: October 30, 2023, 06:01:53 AM
However as I began to read news on the internet about the problems in the monetary and banking system. I would mutter to myself, 'Bitcoin solves this".
Bitcoin itself has serious problems - lack of scalability, huge price volatility, complexity of "being your own bank". Banks have problems, but most people are satisfied with them, because those problems arise rarely and often just get solved. This explains why people aren't abandoning banks for Bitcoin like bitcoiners had hoped since the early days;
Nothing can be completely perfect, but one thing can be better than the other or offer things that the other doesn't even if it comes with its flaws. The same goes for Bitcoin and traditional financial systems. The percentage of people who have trust in banks and traditional financial institutions might be greater but the number of believers in Bitcoin is increasing over time, and I'm pretty sure that the people who hold their wealth in Bitcoin are way more satisfied than they could ever be with a bank.

The volatility of Bitcoin surely has its positives and negatives. On one side, it might become the reason for someone to lose value for their money if the price goes down, but on the other hand, they might see their money gaining value and possibly getting doubled or even tripled over a certain period of time.
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